String concatenation is a very common and useful operation in PHP. There are many ways in which you might want to join strings together like prepending, appending, or combining them at some other point. In this quick tip, I’ll teach you string concatenation in PHP. You’ll learn how to prepend or append strings in PHP… Continue reading String Concatenation in PHP
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Create a PHP Login Form
A user login and registration system is super helpful when we want to store information about the users of our website. This applies to everything from educational websites which might store course progress and marks to e-commerce websites which will store information about customers’ past purchases. In this tutorial, I’ll teach you how to create… Continue reading Create a PHP Login Form
Growing Your TikTok Account in 2020
January 16, 2020 by Richie KS TikTok is the latest trend in social media, the app burst onto the scenes in early 2019 and the growth of the platform is letting up any time soon. It has become a safe haven for Gen Z who are notoriously difficult to market to and engage with, but… Continue reading Growing Your TikTok Account in 2020
Code a Single-Page Sliding Website Layout With Fixed Navigation
When constructing a simple webpage, it can often make sense to fit the content into a single layout rather than multiple pages. These single-page websites are beneficial when you have a small project or portfolio which needs some online presence. If you split up content into neat sections, then visitors might use a small sliding… Continue reading Code a Single-Page Sliding Website Layout With Fixed Navigation
How to Build a Dynamic Imgur Upload App Using jQuery & PHP
Many new online web services are providing backend APIs for developers. These allow anyone to connect into a web app and pull out specific information (or push or change bits of data). Today we’re specifically looking at the API for Imgur. In this tutorial I want to demonstrate how we can remotely mirror an image… Continue reading How to Build a Dynamic Imgur Upload App Using jQuery & PHP
Tutorial: How To Build Input Fields with Tag-Style Item Blocks
Many newer social media communities and web applications are pushing the boundaries of interface design. Form inputs have changed a lot over just the past 4-5 years. One such feature is the tag select input field, where users can enter tags which appear as block items within the field itself. For this tutorial I want… Continue reading Tutorial: How To Build Input Fields with Tag-Style Item Blocks
Create a Simple jQuery Image Lightbox Gallery
When building your own WordPress theme, there are a number of items to consider. One such page element is a dynamic image gallery, either using a lightbox or some type of sliding panel. Both of these user interfaces mesh nicely into the content of an article. Since they can both work on typical websites it… Continue reading Create a Simple jQuery Image Lightbox Gallery
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Swift Web Development Techniques for Startup Landing Pages
When launching a new startup online you need to consider the features which will draw attention. Visitors can often be easily distracted when browsing the Internet. So ask yourself what value does your page really offer to the average visitor? Developers should think about these topics from a user experience point-of-view. Then the process of… Continue reading Swift Web Development Techniques for Startup Landing Pages
Code a Dynamic Featured Image Gallery Layout using jQuery
The common image thumbnail carousel effect has gained traction among web developers. You can locate this technique on almost any major news company or online magazine, coupled with rotating featured images or banner designs. I feel that open source code has offered a much smoother choice for developers instead of being forced to write your… Continue reading Code a Dynamic Featured Image Gallery Layout using jQuery
Studying User Experience Trends in Website Layouts
As a web designer you always want to stay on top of the latest ideologies. User experience design is the process of building around what the user needs to do. You have to consider specific reasons for why users are coming to your website in the first place. And the goal is to build a… Continue reading Studying User Experience Trends in Website Layouts
Coding a Horizontal Navigation Bar with jQuery Dropdown Menus
It is very common to find dropdown navigation elements within website layouts. Developers use these types of hidden menus for displaying extra links which are typically related to the main topic. Other examples may use sliding panels or varying accordion-style menus to accomplish the same interface. But for this tutorial I want to build a… Continue reading Coding a Horizontal Navigation Bar with jQuery Dropdown Menus
How to Write Code That Embraces Change
Writing code, which is easy to change is the Holy Grail of programming. Welcome to programming nirvana! But things are much more difficult in reality: source code is difficult to understand, dependencies point in countless directions, coupling is annoying, and you soon feel the heat of programming hell. In this tutorial, we will discuss a… Continue reading How to Write Code That Embraces Change
Vizualize Your Resume in a Whole New Way
As a freelance writer, it seems like I’m always sending my resume out. Sometimes this causes some issues, usually with file compatability. I try to send a PDF, but this doesn’t always eradicate the problems and my resume isn’t always viewed the way it’s meant to be. Due to these issues, I’ve been searching for… Continue reading Vizualize Your Resume in a Whole New Way